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Raphael is a phytoplankton ecologist who wishes to understand the fundamental question: what controls phytoplankton growth and distribution in the ocean? More specifically, how do the multiple interactions of light, macro- and micronutrients and phytoplankton physiology determine the rates, processes, and patterns we observe in the marine environment? |
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Kendra is interested in the application of molecular tools and techniques to better understand harmful algal bloom ecology and toxicity. Her Masters thesis focused on developing a QPCR method to indentify Pseudo-nitzchia species at the Monterey Wharf. She’s become more involved with algal toxin analysis since joining the Kudela Lab and her current projects include monitoring at the Santa Cruz Wharf and SCOOP.
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Misty studies phytoplankton ecology by focusing on the nutrient needs of pico- and nano-plankton. She uses epifluorescent microscopy and molecular probes to analyze their phosphate, nitrate, and iron requirements both in the laboratory and field settings. Current research includes determining the phosphate requirements of species of dinoflagellates and synechococcus off the coasts of Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, and studying dinoflagellates' use of vertical migration to relieve nutrient stress.
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Nilo is studying phytoplankton ecology and harmful algal bloom species. Specifically, he is interested in examining which ecological factors contribute to changes in toxicity levels of different phytoplankton. For the first part of his thesis work, he will be looking at how different nitrogen sources affect the toxicity of various Pseudo nitzchia species. |
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Since 2003, Clarissa has focused her research on the question of what physical, chemical, and biological conditions favor the growth of Pseudo-nitzschia species over other phytoplankton genera, and which conditions initiate toxin production.This work involves model development using field data that will hopefully enable reliable predictions of extreme toxic events via the assimilation of dynamically downscaled forecasting products and satellite retrievals into a regional habitat model. http://monkeyfringe.googlepages.com/home |
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Anna completed her masters in 2008. While a student in the Kudela lab, she investigated methods for estimating iron concentrations in coastal waters remotely, and participated in the Gulf of Alaska and Wind to Whales cruises. Currently, Anna is working on creating and updating educational websites and tools for the lab. |
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Jennifer earned her MS in Biological Oceanography from the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in 2009. For her MS thesis research, she evaluated the methodological errors which occur when measuring planktonic photosynthesis using 14C. Specifically, she considered how recycling of nutrients through the food web affects 14C measurements. In 2011, Jennifer started as a PhD student in the Kudela Lab. Here she is developing a model for Monterey Bay, which relates the chemical and physical environment to the picoplankton community. Jennifer is also interested in using remote sensing of ocean color to better understand ocean processes. Her research includes using ocean color data to identify and characterize the Columbia River plume off the Oregon and Washington coast. |
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Regina completed her MS in Marine Biology in 2008 from San Francisco State. Here she focused on the nitrogen uptake capabilities and domoic acid production of Pseudo-nitzchia multiseries. Regina began her PhD in the Kudela Lab in the fall of 2010 and is interested in the phagotrophic capabilities of the toxigenic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella. |
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Corinne is a PhD student and NOAA Nancy Foster Scholar in the Kudela Lab. She earned her MS in Marine Science from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Her MS thesis research investigated the food habits of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in San Francisco Bay, with a focus on the increasing importance of invasive species in the diet. Corinne started at UCSC in 2010 and is conducting research investigating the movement of the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa, and associated toxin Microcystin from terrestrial to marine environments in Monterey Bay. Additionally, she is interested in the trophic transfer of this toxin in marine and freshwater environments, and the potential impact of this toxin to estuarine birds and seabirds. |
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Originally from a small farm in Illinois, Lisa has always been fascinated by the ocean. After |
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Evan completed his MS in Ocean Sciences in 2012 from UCSC. His thesis focused on how iron-enriched waters fuel primary production in the Amundsen Sea Polynya. Currently, Evan operates and maintains UCSC's Slocum underwater gliders in an effort to sample the upper coastal oceans of California. In the lab he analyzes glider data in MATLAB to produce spatial and temporal views of the surface ocean. |
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Henry is an undergraduate Earth Science student, and he is interested in physical ocean properties as well as the role they play in biological processes. He is particularly interested in the ongoing problem of ocean acidification and how the biological realm of the ocean acclimates and adapts. He wishes to understand what can be done to mitigate the current status ocean acidification through physical and biological processes. Henry is currently assisting on one of the ocean acidification projects at the Santa Cruz Wharf, where he takes water samples and collects data. |
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